Daniel 1:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; ”

Daniel 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs - On the general reasons which may have influenced the king to make the selection of the youths here mentioned, see the analysis of the...
Daniel 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the king spake unto (c) Ashpenaz the master of his (d) eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the (e) king's seed, and of the princes; (c) Who was as master of...
Daniel 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 1. Daniel at the Court of Nebuchadnezzar. This introductory chapter describes the circumstances which brought Daniel to Babylon, introduced him into the Court, and gained him favour with the...
Daniel 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the master of his eunuchs . Hebrew. rab sarisayn = master or chief of the eunuchs; whence the title "Rab-saris" in 2 Kings 18:17 . See note there. Called "prince" in Daniel 1:7 . children . so...
Daniel 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here Daniel pursues his narrative, and shows the manner in which he was led away together with his companions. The king had demanded young men to be brought, not from the ordinary multitude, bu...
Daniel 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; Master of his eunuchs - This word eun...
Daniel 1:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The master—the king's seed— The prince—the royal seed: the Hebrew word for princes פרתמים partemim. Aquila and the LXX, as cited in Montfaucon's Hexapla, render it επιλεκτων, choice persons,...
Daniel 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; Ashpenaz the master of his eunu...
Daniel 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Introductory. The abstinence of Daniel and his Friends from Unclean Food Daniel is introduced as one of a band of Jews taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar in the third year of Jehoiakim ( D...
Daniel 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ashpenaz... his eunuchs — i.e., the courtiers or attendants upon the king. (See marginal translation of Genesis 37:36 ; and compare Jeremiah 39:3 , where a Rab-saris, or chief of the courtiers,...
Daniel 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE PRELUDE "His loyalty he kept, his faith, his love."-MILTON THE first chapter of the Book of Daniel serves as a beautiful introduction to the whole, and strikes the keynote of faithfulness to...
Daniel 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Moral Courage Rewarded Daniel 1:1-21 These young men of noble Jewish families were brought to Babylon to receive education for the civil service. Their names were altered to break, so far as po...
Daniel 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

During the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Daniel came into favor and power. The king seems to have been impressed by the people he had conquered. He desired that some of the choicest of their young men be i...
Daniel 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What the immediate design of this heathenish monarch was is not said; but it is blessed to watch how the Lord over-rules it for his glory and his people's happiness. Jesus is always ordering all thin...
Daniel 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs ,.... That is, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon spake to this officer of his, whose name was Ashpenaz; which, according to Saadiah, signifie...
Daniel 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; Ver. 3. And the king spake unto As...
Daniel 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz, master of the eunuchs One of the chief officers of his palace; the officers that attended about the persons of the eastern kings being commonly eunuchs, (a custom...
Daniel 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Siege of Jerusalem. B. C. 606. 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of...
Daniel 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

These here called eunuchs were chief among the king's servants, and they are called eunuchs because many of them were such of old among all the princes of the East, and at this day, but they were n...
Daniel 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And the king spoke to Ashpenaz, the master of his palace servants (officers, nobles, eunuchs), that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles, yo...
Daniel 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS SECT. II.—THE FOUR CAPTIVE YOUTHS ( Chap . Daniel 1:3-7 ) Among the youths of noble or princely birth taken from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar as trophies of his conquest [7]...
Daniel 1:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 1:1-21 I. We see here how national sins are ever followed by Divine retribution. II. We see here most admirably illustrated the duty of adhering in all circumstances to that course of cond...
Daniel 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Daniel 1:1 . In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. Sin always brings its punishment. King Jehoiakim did ev...
Daniel 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 1:1 . In the third year of Jehoiakim Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem. Some think that Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiakim the third year, but that while on his way to Babylon he made submission...
Daniel 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah. The Captivity Jehoiakim was the son of one of the best kings that ever sat upon the throne of David. His father, Josiah, was a fearer...
Daniel 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Daniel 1:1-27 OCCASION OF DANIEL BEING IN BABYLON . Daniel 1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim King of Judah . After the defeat and death of Josiah,...
Daniel 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel and his Friends Brought to Babylon
Daniel 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 20:17 ; 2 Kings 20:18 ; Isaiah 39:7 ; Jeremiah 41:1
Daniel 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Daniel, the Seer Daniel 1:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we enter the study of Daniel, the Seer, it is well to note the conditions under which Daniel was found in the city of Babylon. The captivit...
Daniel 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Of the eunuchs — These were chief among the king's servants; and they are called eunuchs, because many of them were such. And of the princes — Here was fulfilled what the prophet Isaiah had foretol...

Daniel 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Daniel 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Daniel 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Daniel 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Daniel 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Daniel 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Daniel 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Daniel 1:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Daniel 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Daniel 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Daniel 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Daniel 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes